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How to get the Mormon monkey of my back. . .?
I grew up Mormon, but left the church when I became an adult. I am now practicing another religion and have no interest in being Mormon. However, I am still friends with some Mormons whom I grew up with. My grandmother is also Mormon.
There is at least one woman being sent to me regularly to get me to go back to church. Is there a tactful way to tell convince her that I won't be going to her church without telling her about my religion?
Simply telling her that I won't be going back to her church has not been working - she is the Bishop's wife and apparently he hasn't given her the okay to give up on me yet.
I am Wiccan, my family does not know, and I don't want them to find out from anyone but me, when the time comes. I also don't want my Mormon friends to find out as it would unnecessarily damage our relationship - they haven't tried to convert my kids and I have no desire to convert theirs.
To Ammon:
I am not EXPLORING Wicca, I have been a practitioner for ten years. As stated, I grew up in the Mormon church and realized that it is at least as full of hypocrisy as every other Christian church I've encountered, I left, and am very happy in my current faith. I am not offended by her messages, but I am also not an idiot, I know that when someone calls me several times a week and, yes, visits me once a month, and constantly invites me, over the phone, in person, and on my facebook page, to come to this or that shindig, or Sunday go-to meetin' that they ARE trying to get me to go to church, not ONLY visiting me to check on me. You do yourself no service in convincing yourself that Visiting Teachers and Home Teachers are not also there to make sure you do what the Church wants you to.You will be a poor home teacher yourself someday if you don't accept this. I appreciate those of you who have the decency to treat me like I am an adult, and not a rebellious teenage
14 Answers
- palmermom3Lv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
Write the records department in Salt lake and ask them to remove your name from their records. Eventually that information will get back to you Bishop and his wife and they won't come back. It may take a while but it will happen. If you want something done faster, contact your bishop directly and ask that there be no contact made from the church. He should honor that request. If he doesn't find out who your Stake president is and tell him.
- AmmonLv 78 years ago
The premise of your question is incorrect.
The Visiting Teacher who is being sent to you is coming to visit you to make sure that you are O.K. and so that if you need anything then you will be helped. For example if you got sick and you could not drive to work, then the visiting teacher would drive you to work...
etc. etc. etc.
that kind of thing.
Why should you be afraid of an uplifting spiritual message once a month from a good neighbor who loves you that much???
If you are exploring Wiccanism why not explore Mormonism just the same???
Why not learn about both for awhile???
Why not learn advanced concepts that you don't know anything about at the present time???
Why not go to activities that are fun and uplifting??? What would be the harm???
Aren't you just being closed minded to positive and uplifting experiences???
Maybe you should rethink that. Maybe learning is O.K. and maybe learning more about the beliefs of THE Church Of JESUS CHRIST Of Latter Day Saints is O.K. too.
It is up to you, what you choose to do. Only you can choose for you.
But Mormons are there for you, remember that is true too, just as much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94mdm29W-r0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sP1Aai5GVU
http://mormon.org/ Chat.
God bless.
- Anonymous8 years ago
It would help if we knew your current religion. But tell her you've no interest in being Mormon and if she keeps coming either pretend your not home or talk to the bishop.
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- Don PatchLv 48 years ago
Just tell her that you can't be a part of something you don't believe in. You're an adult now and you have every right to believe in and be a part of whatever you want to. Good luck.
- 8 years ago
You could tell her that you read the history of Joseph Smith and how he was a glass looker before writing the BOM amoung other things the church likes to hide about him
- Jimmy CLv 78 years ago
Just tell her politely but firmly that you are not going back and so you will not listen to anything more she has to say on the subject.
Your current religious beliefs are nobody's business but your own, so you do not need to tell anybody.
- JLv 68 years ago
Tell her politely but firmly that what she's doing is bordering harassment and you're ready to take legal action should she keep this thing going.
- gumbyLv 78 years ago
Call the Bishop and tell him you appreciate his concern for you but that you are asking for all visits to stop.
